ZEA MAYS EVERTA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat

Synonyms:

popcorn; Zea mays everta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Zea mays everta" is a kind of...):

corn; Indian corn; maize; Zea mays (tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times)

Meronyms (parts of "Zea mays everta"):

popcorn (small kernels of corn exploded by heat)

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